Antioxidant properties of sour cherries (Prunus cerasus L): Role of colorless phytochemicals from the methanolic extract of ripe fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1928-1935

  Piccolella, Simona ^a   Fiorentino, Antonio ^a   Pacifico, Severina ^a   D'Abrosca, Brigida ^a   Uzzo, Piera ^a   Monaco, Pietro ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Phytochemicals; Prunus cerasus; Radical scavenging activity

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRUNUS;

ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRUNUS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS CERASUS;

EID: 41849101062     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0734727     Document Type: Article

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